Regal Times Square

247 W. 42nd Street,
New York, NY 10036

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dave-bronx™
dave-bronx™ on April 4, 2007 at 4:05 pm

Yeah, I was over there the other day and noticed the vertical was out – I wonder if it is intentional, or is it broken?

William
William on April 4, 2007 at 6:40 am

Back on Nov. 28th. 2006, I posted that the two Loews signs above the marquee and the neon was not being lit. That changed about a week ago. I noticed that the large Loews vertical sign was not being lit now and the two Loews signs on the marquee are on with the neon.

William
William on April 4, 2007 at 6:39 am

Back on Nov. 28th. 2006, I posted that the two Loews signs above the marquee and the neon was not being lit. That changed about a week ago. I noticed that the large Loews vertical sign was not being lit now and the two Loews signs on the marquee are on with the neon.

William
William on March 11, 2007 at 5:01 am

Why would Clearview go into a theatre that doesn’t make money? They had a chance to get the theatre before Regal stepped in to it. A few other chains had the chance too.

Mike (saps)
Mike (saps) on March 11, 2007 at 3:22 am

Or maybe he was referring to the obscene prices at the concession stand.

moviebuff82
moviebuff82 on March 11, 2007 at 3:21 am

you mean the AMC’s 25 screens, BobT. BTW, which theater does more business, the AMC or Regal? I’d say AMC since it’s the most popular theater in America. Could CLearview be next if Regal doesn’t make any money on the theater?

Forrest136
Forrest136 on March 11, 2007 at 12:46 am

It never showed porno!

Mike (saps)
Mike (saps) on March 10, 2007 at 9:24 pm

I don’t believe it either.
I don’t believe it either.
And neither do I.

Ed Solero
Ed Solero on March 10, 2007 at 6:01 pm

Warren… I don’t believe the 42nd Street E-Walk (which opened under the Loews banner and sold to Regal after the AMC takeover of Loews was completed) ever showed porno movies. That would have gone completely against the very ideals upon which the “new 42nd Street” and the freshly Giuliani-scrubbed Times Square were built. I think, rather, that the writers of the New York Magazine article are either referring to or confusing the theater with the old Harem Theater – a bona fide XXX porn house carved from former retail space in the early 1970’s on the site where the E-Walk now stands.

Ed Solero
Ed Solero on March 10, 2007 at 6:01 pm

Warren… I don’t believe the 42nd Street E-Walk (which opened under the Loews banner and sold to Regal after the AMC takeover of Loews was completed) ever showed porno movies. That would have gone completely against the very ideals upon which the “new 42nd Street” and the freshly Giuliani-scrubbed Times Square were built. I think, rather, that the writers of the New York Magazine article are either referring to or confusing the theater with the old Harem Theater – a bona fide XXX porn house carved from former retail space in the early 1970’s on the site where the E-Walk now stands.

Ed Solero
Ed Solero on March 10, 2007 at 6:00 pm

Warren… I don’t believe the 42nd Street E-Walk (which opened under the Loews banner and sold to Regal after the AMC takeover of Loews was completed) ever showed porno movies. That would have gone completely against the very ideals upon which the “new 42nd Street” and the freshly Giuliani-scrubbed Times Square were built. I think, rather, that the writers of the New York Magazine article are either referring to or confusing the theater with the old Harem Theater – a bona fide XXX porn house carved from former retail space in the early 1970’s on the site where the E-Walk now stands.

moviebuff82
moviebuff82 on March 10, 2007 at 9:05 am

I’ve been to a REG theater (the one in South Plainfield) and the seats there are pretty good, it’s that the sound and picture aren’t that great…is this true for the E-Walk now that Regal took over. Looks like this theater will close for good in the future because AMC Empire 25 is getting all the good stuff (digital projection, classic movies, indies)…they should put a sports arena in there or a mall.

ridethectrain
ridethectrain on March 10, 2007 at 8:56 am

REGAL replace the seats with REG seats and painted all the audiotriums

William
William on March 7, 2007 at 4:00 am

It’s like a recent article in LA Times, that said the Fox Theatre on Hollywood Blvd. was recently bought and turning into a night club. It stated the theatre had been closed and empty for the last 3 decades. The closed 16 years ago. As for “first-rate projection” there thats another story. (Sound drop-outs, flickering bulbs…etc. etc)

ERD
ERD on December 21, 2006 at 3:48 am

It would be worth a look if you didn’t have to pay.

Mike (saps)
Mike (saps) on December 21, 2006 at 3:45 am

It’s worth a look.

ERD
ERD on December 21, 2006 at 3:38 am

E Walk certainly doesn’t sound like a CINEMA TREASURE. I wouldn’t want to see a movie in such a place.

Mike (saps)
Mike (saps) on December 21, 2006 at 1:37 am

I meant that the reason e-walk is beginning to feel shabby with that 42nd Street flavor is because Regal are poor housekeepers in general, not because of the decor.

And the Mc/BK metaphor reminds me that when Burger King took over the locations of many old Automats, they really did desecrate the places.

Ironmonkey
Ironmonkey on December 20, 2006 at 10:53 pm

Thats what I meant…movietickets.com…my bad…The photos will eventually go (not because Regal are poor housekeepers) because the Loews name is tied to AMC…It would be like McDonalds buying a Burger King restaurant and keeping the BK logo on the wall…I would say Regal would put up classic theatres of their own up their…but they are a relatively new company compared to Loews…AMC did mess Ewalks rep though…Since the switch over E-walk still has had the worst of the product…Hopefully they will get a fair deal in summer…it would be interesting if Regal used it as a chip though…give the good product to Regal Union Square and let the Empire have the best of Times Sq…

Michael R. Rambo Jr.
Michael R. Rambo Jr. on December 20, 2006 at 4:19 pm

AMC is not tied to Moviefone. AMC, along with National Amusements, owns Movie Tickets.com,

The reason AMC did not put any money into the E-Walk 13 is because they knew they have to sell the theatre, as mandated by the Department of Justice.

Mike (saps)
Mike (saps) on December 19, 2006 at 12:56 pm

As Forrest136 said, the interior design is extremely Loews-oriented, and I recommend that anyone interested in seeing a wealth of old photos and painted recreations of old Loew’s theaters should high-tail it here before Regal changes the decor. Which would be a shame, because a lot of time, money and thought obviously went into its eye-popping ambiance.

Regal is a poor housekeeper; they will have to work extra hard at this hardtop.

Ironmonkey
Ironmonkey on December 19, 2006 at 8:50 am

Still going to take awhile to change the sign. FYI the reason fandango was the first to correc the name on the theatre is because it was started by REgal and Loews. That is also why the Loews theatres are still on there as the name is tied to Fandango. Amc is tied to Moviefone. Prices were changed to match Union Square prices. Because AMC put no money into the building at the end they also failed to put good product and hurt E-walks reputation with the distributors. Regal is trying to get that back.

William
William on December 19, 2006 at 2:58 am

Loews was not putting much money into this theatre and when the merger happened it was still a wait and see as to what was repaired. Why put money into something you have to sell, let the next guy pay for it.

Forrest136
Forrest136 on December 18, 2006 at 11:52 pm

Was at the theatre last night! The auditorium I was in was dirty, seats had gum on them (bright white lights light up the theatre) , and there was exposed sheatrock on each side of the auditorium. Looked like repair work. There are so many Loews signs as you go up the noisy escalator, it is gonna take alot of paint to cover it! Also, what a seedy crowd! Reminded me of the old 42nd Street crowd, and at 11.00 a seat. When I entered there were no admission prices posted, after I pauid my 11 bucks I asked the gifted and talented ticket seller, “Where are the admission prices”? He replied “I don’t know they never posted them” ! lol

Ed Solero
Ed Solero on December 18, 2006 at 5:55 pm

I was on the Duece Friday night with my camera and grabbed some shots of the doomed Loew’s blade sign and its many moods:

Facade & signage
Blade w/ aqua tie-dye look
Canopy lighting
Blade w/ orange hue
Blade and marquee
Blue blade

What a great blade sign that is… The great “Loews” name and a throwback styling, plus modern technology to give the sort of splash worthy of modern day Times Square. What a shame it has to go! As William noted above, you can see that the two “Loews” signs on the marquee and the neon “42nd Street” on the prow of the canopy are not lit.